SafeSeaPath

Elevator Pitch: SafeSeaPath leverages cutting-edge AI and real-time maritime data to protect our oceans’ giants. Our platform offers shipping companies a dynamic and proactive approach to avoid whale collisions, preserving marine life while safekeeping cargo and vessels. Join us in navigating a safer path for the future of maritime transportation and environmental conservation.

Concept

AI-powered platform for preventing vessel-to-whale collisions

Objective

To enhance maritime safety and marine life preservation using AI to predict vessel trajectories and prevent collisions with large whale species.

Solution

Utilizing a highly accurate encoder-decoder model architecture based on Bidirectional Long Short-Term Memory Networks (Bi-LSTM) and AIS data, SafeSeaPath predicts vessel movements up to 12 hours in advance, alerting ships of potential collision courses with whales.

Revenue Model

Subscription fees from shipping companies and maritime insurers, data licensing to maritime authorities and conservation organizations, and government grants for contributing to wildlife preservation.

Target Market

Global maritime transportation industry, including cargo vessels, cruise ships, and tanker operators, in addition to maritime insurance firms and governmental wildlife conservation agencies.

Expansion Plan

Initially focus on regions with significant whale populations at risk like the Gulf of St. Lawrence, before expanding to other critical marine habitats worldwide.

Potential Challenges

Technical challenges in refining AI model accuracy, data privacy and sharing concerns among different stakeholders, requiring significant collaboration across maritime industries.

Customer Problem

Current systems lack the predictive capability to prevent vessel-to-whale collisions, posing risks to marine life and potential financial and reputational losses for shipping companies.

Regulatory and Ethical Issues

Navigating international maritime laws and agreements on data sharing and marine preservation, ensuring ethical use and storage of AIS data.

Disruptiveness

By offering proactive, rather than reactive, collision avoidance solutions, SafeSeaPath transforms maritime navigation for enhanced safety and marine species preservation.